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The program includes an educational podcast series on dementia, [43] art workshops run by an art therapist, [44] a tovertafel, [43] and lending "memory kits" which have picture books, CDs, DVDs, puzzles, games and activities. [43] The project has worked with local schools to allow young children and people with dementia to interact and share ...
The Association has nearly 60 active committees and task forces, including programs for youth, publishing resources and journals, evaluating and awarding media for children. [1] ALSC sets standards for library services to children through regular updates to its "Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in Public Libraries."
It is the official journal of the Association of Library Service to Children, and a journal of American Library Association. [ 1 ] The journal was established in 2003 and succeeds the Journal of Youth Services (formerly Top of the News ), which was published until 2002 in collaboration with the Young Adult Library Services Association .
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Library instruction, also called bibliographic instruction, user education and library orientation, is the process where librarians teach their patrons how to access information in libraries. It often involves instruction about research and organizational tools and methods. [ 1 ]
As a result, the 1960s were one of the greatest periods of growth and development for school libraries due to an increased flow of money and support from the private sector and public funding for education. Most notable during this time was the Knapp School Libraries Project, [9] which established model school library media centers across the ...
Library collection development is the process of systematically building the collection of a particular library to meet the information needs of the library users (a service population) in a timely and economical manner using information resources locally held as well as resources from other organizations.
Friends of African Village Libraries (FAVL) was founded in 2001 by Michael Kevane and Leslie Gray to support building libraries in Western Africa. [52] By 2007, FAVL had helped to build five libraries in Burkina Faso and two in Ghana. [52] By 2014, the number had grown to 14, with libraries also in Tanzania and Uganda. [53]